Residential Fellowships
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Residential Fellowships support scholars’ publication-oriented humanities research through time, space, and research services within an interdisciplinary community in North Carolina.
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Funder: National Humanities Center
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (2027–28 recommendations) | January 2027 (UNCF/Mellon application) | October 2027 (2028–29 application) | October 2027 (2028–29 recommendations)
Funding Amounts: Individually determined salary-replacement stipend, generally targeting half salary, for one or two semesters
Summary: Residential fellowships support advanced, publication-oriented humanities scholarship within an in-person intellectual community in North Carolina.
Key Information: Fellows must spend the full term in residence; extended absences, including field research trips, are not permitted.
Description
The National Humanities Center’s residential fellowships provide scholars with time, space, and research support to advance substantial humanities projects toward publication. Most projects are single-author scholarly monographs, but other research-based forms of humanities scholarship are eligible. Projects in the natural and social sciences, arts, professions, and public life may also qualify when they substantially use humanistic approaches and contribute to humanities scholarship.
Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, the program emphasizes writing and participation in an interdisciplinary community. Fellows receive private studies, library and reference services, weekday breakfasts and lunches, and scholarly programming. Mid-career and advanced scholars are especially encouraged to apply. Dedicated opportunities support HBCU faculty, early modern China research, early-career women in philosophy, threatened and displaced scholars, and international applicants.
